Improvement in oveb-soles fob boots and shoes



E. W. 'WOQDRUPI. OVER SOLE FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

No. 68,822. Patented Sept. 10, 1867.

Ta'fwessee: A 1 O 7avazvzvf" 411M010. a nynnd all style the market. Theelastic strap and clasp may be attached to any kind of sole, sandal, orcreeper As a matter oi'cconomy, it is of the' first importonee, as itcan be manufactured at small cost and worn as a'hnlf sole, instead ofemploying n shoemaker to sew or peg 6n taps in the ordinary way. Forehililrens weer theylmay be made I'Ii thfinetal toe-pieces, thusproviding a. duroble sole'for ordinary wear, which may be with elf whenin the gums gums 'at2nt-@ffi EDMUND w. WOODRUFF, or WASHINGTON. DISTRICTOF 'COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO. HIMSELFAND B. H. CAMP, OF SAME PLACE.

Letters Palm! No. 68,822, dated September 10, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN OVEB-SOLES FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

TO ALL WHOM I,'J." M.-\Y CONCERN:

130 t known that I, 'Enxusp w. wome of the city of'lvashington,District'of Columbia, have invented :1 new and improved Mode ofAttaching Soles to Shoes; and the following is a full and exact tlcscrip tiou thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, andto the letters of referenccmerlted thereon, in, which- I r i i h IFigure l is a. view of a shoe with the sole attached.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the sole, showing in red lines theelastic portion when stretched Figure- 3' is an edge view of the clasp;Figure 4 is a top viewol' the same.

Thcob'ect of m invention is to roride an over-sole, sandal, or crec orwhich can be instant] attached J y P R .l'

or detached without alteration to. the shoe or the use of any tool.

My invention consists in-uttaching to a. sole, of rubber, leather, ornny other suitable material, an elastic strap and hooked clasp, which,iirconnection with the toe-niece, holds it securely t o thc shoe, but insuch s m:umer as that it can beremovctl atplea sure. i

. To' enable others skilled in the arts to make and use my invention Iwill proceed to describe it-in dctnil. Iconstruct my over-sole A of anysuitable material, such as rubber, leather, wood, or metal, to the rearend of which I attach ah elasticstrap, B, in connection with n clasp, G-The best form of role is that shown i in fig; 2, as the toe-piece D andsides'E E prevent dirt or water fromgetting between the soles, and atthe same time, in connection with the ehisticlB and clasp C, hold itsecurely tothe shoe. The clasp 0 should, be of spring metal, and curved,shown in 3, the ends 4: e being bent so as to form hooks.

, To attnch the sole to-u shoe, the' shoe shouldbe inserted men the someas into an ordinary sandal, and then, bytalting hold of the clasp anddrawing it back to the narrow part of the sole, pressing it in thecentre, v In -hen thc'jhooks cp will-pass 'ovc'gt the edges'ot' thesole, and being let go, the contractionot' the rubber or elastic 3stgnmwill drew the clasp fomim'tton wider part of't'he sole, thusholding it securely in place. To remove the soTo ill is only necessaryto press the clusp back to' the narrow part of the shoe-sole, when'itisfree to;coinc oll'. Theadvants'ges' ot' my improved over-solo'are uienyand obvious- Itwill :eadilybc seenthat it isnpplb s of. boots-shoes,orgeiters, being made of different sizes to suit the requiremeutsothouse or on extra occasions! As asandal it will .take the place ofrover-shoes to a great 'ex tent,,being, when 7 mudcfof rubber,sufficient protection to the feet to prevent doimpne'ss, does not sweatthe feet, is ihuch lighter, I :aiitlgives a neat appearance to the shoe.It worn as n creeper, to prevent slipping on snow or ice,2. e., withSharp metal points attached to the-sole, its advantage is equellyapparent, as the ease \i'ith which they can be nttuchcilrmd detschedrender them all that is desired.

'Horingthus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- Melting the rod!- end of an over-sole ofelastic rubber, to which is attached a spring-clasp, operating subtt'oll in thema nner 'and for the ur oses specified, M l i p p EDMUND w.WOODRUFF.

" Witnesses: V

'D, H. CAMP, J. B. Wcomn'rr.

